2021宁波咸祥中学高一下学期期中考试英语试题含答案

宁波市咸祥中学2020学年第二学期高一英语学科期中考试试题

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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What will Lisa do first?

A. Clean the room.          B. Eat something.          C. Wash clothes.

2. How will the weather probably be tomorrow?

A. Sunny.                 B. Rainy.                 C. Cloudy.

3. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Waitress and customer.     B. Husband and wife.        C. Friends.

4. What is the man’s attitude toward going to a party tonight?

A. Excited.      B. Disapproving.   C. Ambiguous.（模棱两可的）

5. What are the speakers probably talking about?

A. A movie.       B. A party.      C. A tour.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What is the woman going to cook?

A. Pizza.      B. Steak.      C. Fried chicken.

7. What does the man think of the woman’s cooking?

A. Great.      B. Terrible.    C. Average.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. Which place did the man once visit?

A. Science Museum.           B. Westminster Abbey.          C. Buckingham Palace.

9. Where are the speakers?

A. At a travel agency.   B. On the street.    C. At home.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Who mainly uses the USA Learns?

A. Young children.              B. Adults.           C. Middle school students.

11. What will James use the course for?

A. Increasing vocabulary.

B. Learning American culture.

C. Taking a US Citizenship course.

12. How did the woman know about the course?

A. From a friend.

B. From a website.

C. From a magazine.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What is Hugh Jackman?

A. A salesman.              B. A musician.                  C. An actor.

14. How many Tony Awards did The Music Man win?

A. Two.                     B. Three.                    C. Five.

15. What is The Music Man mainly about?

A. A fast-talking salesman.

B. A style of music.

C. A boy’s band.

16. What does Jason plan to do on May 20th?

A. Join a band.

B. Visit the woman.

C. Watch the musical.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Why did many people come to the shelter?

A. To adopt a dog.

B. To see Wolfgang.

C. To visit the shelter.

18. Why was no one willing to take Wolfgang home?

A. He was very dangerous.

B. He was too noisy.

C. He was quite heavy.

19. Who is Erin McManus?

A. A dog lover.

B. A worker in the shelter.

C. Wolfgang’s former owner.

20. What is Erin McManus pleased with?

A. Wolfgang’s progress on weight loss.

B. Many followers in Wolfgang’s Instagram.

C. The joy of enjoying Wolfgang’s company.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项. 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon Heads-raising Day, falls on the second day of the second lunar month every year, and recognizes the start of spring and farming.

Ancient people believed that after this day, rainfall increases because the rain-bringing Dragon King has awakened from his winter sleep. A well-known phrase goes，“Er yue er, long tai tou”， meaning，“On the second day of the second month, the dragon lifts his head.”

The festival celebrates ancient agrarian Chinese culture, and while some of traditional ways to celebrate it are no longer practiced, others continue to exist.

The most famous tradition is getting a haircut. Some believe that going to the barber on this day gets rid of bad luck, while others believe getting a haircut during the first month of the lunar calendar bring bad luck. Another saying warns that cutting your hair in the first month will cause your uncle to die. Although today few pay attention to it, it was once a tradition to line up outside barbershops on the day of Longtaitou.

People eat tofu balls in East China’s Fujian Province during the festival, and often make tofu and vegetable balls to pray for family and business. Fried beans are the traditional festival food for people in parts of Shandong Province. Eating chengyao cakes, which are made with sticky rice, during the festival is a tradition in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province, owing to the saying，“If you eat chengyao on Longtaitou, your waist won’t hurt all year.” Meanwhile other foods, like noodles, dumplings, and spring rolls, are named after dragon body parts to mark the day. Noodles are dragon’s beard (long xu), dumplings are dragon’s ears (long er), spring rolls are dragon’s scales (long lin)．

21．What did ancient people believe after Dragon Heads-raising Festival?

A．The dragon lifts his head.  B．There’s more rainfall.

C．The dragon is still sleeping. D．There’s less rainfall.

22．What does the underlined word “agrarian” mean in Paragraph 3?

A．Agricultural. B．Industrial. C．Travelling. D．Manufacturing.

23．What do people eat in Suzhou during the festival?

A．Tofu balls. B．Fried beans. C．Chengyao cakes. D．Dumplings.

B

“The movie American Sniper is on. ”I said to my husband.

We decided to watch，thinking it would take our minds off my husband’s situation at work. He had been working with the same organization for about twenty-three years，and the management，he suspected，was preparing to let him go. The signs were pretty clear and I felt his pain.

I wondered if American Sniper was the wrong movie to watch and considered changing the channel. Maybe something lighter was good. A family comedy with laughter would have been more uplifting for my husband.

We turned the volume down as our son James was studying in the next room.

“You know this movie is based on a true story，”I said，half thinking about my husband’s situation and half watching the movie.

“Yes. ”he replied. “It’s based on Chris Kyle’s book. ”

I thought about all the young men who had lost their lives in Iraq. “Some of those boys were only a couple of years older than James，”I said.

As I watched the movie，I began to realize how small our problems really were. “You know，other couples are wondering if their sons are safe on a battlefield，and here we are with our son perfectly safe in the next room. ”

Over the next hour，the mood in our room changed from depression to gratitude. How fortunate we were ! Our son was healthy and safe. We had a roof over our heads and could walk outside without worrying whether there would be bullets(子弹)flying through the air. As for my husband’s job，he could do something else—something that he would love.

Looking at the big picture and moving from “depression to reflection”have made all the difference.

24．What problem did the author’s family face?

A．The husband would lose his job.

B．The house roof was broken.

C．The relationship between the couple was bad.

D．The son did poorly in his studies.

25．Why did the author want to change the channel?

A．She preferred something lighter.

B．The movie was very boring.

C．She was considerate towards her husband.

D．Her husband liked family comedies.

26．What made the author feel better?

A．Thinking of unfortunate families.

B．Watching a funny family comedy.

C．Her husband’s words of comfort.

D．The touching story in the movie.

27．What message does the author intend to convey in the text’?

A．Get some power from a movie.

B．Be grateful for what we have.

C．Stay strong in the face of difficulty.

D．We can always control our life.

C

After noticing that her eighth grade students had problems focusing during math class, a North Carolina teacher decided to channel(引导)their energy in a different way-cycling.

It doesn’t sound like the most common thing to do during math class, but Bethany Lambeth, a teacher from Wake County, says that ever since she fixed the cycling machines under her students’ desks, the quality of their work has improved greatly. They are paying more attention to what the teachers say, and most importantly, they are no longer fidgeting all the time.

“Before, they were drumming on their desks or touching other students. They don’t do that any more now. Their feet are getting the movement out,” she said. “There has been a huge increase in the quality of our students’ work and a drop in the amount of missing work. I think the world is changing a lot and kids need to be able to do something different.”

Lambeth fixed the cycling machines at the end of last year, which cost around $150 each. The cost was covered by money from kind people. Not all desks have pedals(踏板)under them, so not all the children have to use one. The school is hoping to get more pedals because of the role cycling machines could play.

The kids clearly love the new “toys”. Sofia Fedele, one of Lambeth’s students, said cycling helped her focus on her work during class. “I usually tap my feet and stuff to keep me focused. I think pedaling is much better. It keeps me exercising and focused,” she said.

Quinn Spear, another student in Lambeth’s class, also mentioned the good effect on health of cycling during class. He told reporters that he had pedaled 5.5 miles and burned 133 calories, all before 10 a.m..

28. What does the underlined word “fidgeting” in paragraph 2 mean?

A. Showing interest in class.

B. Doing something useful.

C. Keep moving the body.

D. Taking notes carefully.

29. Why is Quinn Spear mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. To show the kids love the machines.

B. To tell us that he has changed a lot.

C. To prove that he is a nice student.

D. To advise readers to follow his example.

30. What is the best title of this text?

A. The school helps students concentrate on class.

B. A new way of exercising is becoming popular.

C. How students in a North Carolina school have class.

D. How a machine changes student’s performance in class.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Your life is built around the choices you make. The more choices you have, the more difficult these choices are to make. ___31  __

Gather important information

Do your homework when you make a big life decision. Know and understand all the available choices and the influence each may have. ___32___ Seek information from professionals and learn other people’s experience. Be sure to check the sources you use, particularly online sources.

Explore your goals and values

Know what you value most in your life, the kind of lifestyle you want to have in the future and what you want your life to be filled with. A single decision can influence many areas of your life. ___33  __

List all possible results

Record all the costs and benefits of each choice and research findings. This will help you recall important aspects because decisions that seem to be simple might have many unseen possibilities. Put the list away for a time and turn the problem over your mind. ___34  ___ Use this list to make the best choice for you.

___35  __

Avoid making choices when you are tired, stressed, hungry or in a hurry. You can do some physical exercise or have a good rest before you make a decision. Make sure your choice supports your positive emotions(情绪) and your long-term goals.

A. Make decisions with a calm mind.

B. Plan out your days or weeks in advance.

C. Talk to people who can offer you good advice.

D. During this stressful time, you are going through many different emotions.

E. People who don’t consider their own goals end up doing what everyone is doing.

F. This will enable you to spot any other benefit or cost you forget and add it to your list.

G. Since some decisions have long-lasting influence, you must make these choices carefully.

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中. 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

The Fitting-in of Suzy Khan

The first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boy in my class often    36    about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.

All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who    37    that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this    38    girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.

But how could I help her    39     in with us? There had to be a    40    .

One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had    41      her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n)     42     copy.

I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming    43    show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had    44     . “Wow, it’s wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted    45    the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just don’t have enough    46    . Could you help me, Suzy?”

On the day of the talent show, Suzy’s      47     were everywhere ---- all over the hall and all over the school, each one different.

 “And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a (n)  48    award. I’m sure you’ve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students     49     them.”

I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw    50    well?”

Mr. Brown waited a while before saying, “    51     this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a      52     ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student ---- Suzy Khan!”

Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artist’s set. “Thank you,” she cried.

I     53     , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, she’d probably never    54     anything in her whole life.

Everyone started to     55     their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.

36. A. joked   B. cared   C. trains    D. worried

37. A. reported      B. decided  C. complained   D. questioned

38. A. rich   B. proud   C. tiny    D. popular

39. A. come   B fall   C. fit    D. tie

40. A. manner   B. pattern      C. choice    D. way

41. A. read   B. taken   C. opened   D. put

42. A. free   B. perfect     C. final    D. extra

43. A. are    B. talk   C. quiz    D. talent

44. A. colored   B. written   C. carved    D. drawn

45. A. at    B. after   C. for    D. around

46. A. room   B. time   C. paper    D. interest

47. A. gifts   B. books   C. photos    D. posters

48. A. special   B. academic  C. national   D. royal

49. A. painted   B. found   C. printed    D. collected

50. A. very   B. that   C. quite    D. too

51. A. If    B. Though  C. Unless    D. Since

52. A. prize   B. rank   C. rest    D. place

53. A. replied   B. realized  C. remembered  D. regretted

54. A. offered   B. valued   C. owned    D. controlled

55. A. clap   B. wave   C. raise    D. shake

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in the 18th century, the country Scotland was joined 56.________(create) the Kingdom of Great Britain. Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, 57._______resulted in the full name today. They use the same flag, 58.________(know) as the Union Jack, as well as share the same currency and military 59.________  (defend). However, they also have some differences. The United Kingdom has a long and interesting history to explore. Some of the Romans’ great 60.________ (achieve) including 61.________(build) towns and roads. The Normans conquered England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. They had castles built all around England, and made changes 62._______ the legal system. The Normans were French, so many French words 63.________ (slow) entered into the English language. Studying the history of the country will make your visit much more 64.__________(enjoy). If you keep your eyes open, you will be 65. __________(surprise) to find that you can see both its past and its present.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你校英语协会招聘志愿者，接待来访的国外中学生。请你写信应聘，内容包括：

1. 口语能力；

2. 相关经验；

3. 应聘目的。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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概要写作（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Are you shy？If you are，you are not alone. In fact，close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days，shyness is becoming more and more common. Now，scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.

Is it possible to be born shy？Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result，scientists think that some shyness is genetic.

Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. As a result，they became shy. At the same time，children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone，they often play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.

You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries，they found surprising differences. In Japan，most people said they were shy. But in Israel，only one of three people said so. What explains the difference？One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan，when people do not succeed，they feel bad about themselves. They blame themselves for their failure. In Israel，the opposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons，such as family，teachers，friends，or bad luck. In Israel，freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.

For shy people，it can be difficult to make friends，speak in class，and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation. And don’t forget—if you are shy，you are not the only one.

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宁波市咸祥中学2020学年第二学期高一英语学科期中考试答案

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61 building 62 to 63 slowly 64 enjoyable  65 surprised

答案

应用文

Dear Sir,

On seeing your notice, I’m more than excited to apply for the position, which I found quite appealing to me.

Owing to studying in the English department, I can talk in English fluently. So there’s no problem for me to communicate with foreigners. In addition, I have served as a receptionist in our school’s 30th anniversary celebration, making myself more competitive and qualified for this position.

In order to practice my speaking skills and gain more experience, I’m eager to be taken on for this job. Looking forward to your early reply.

概要

Shyness is becoming increasingly common and scientists have discovered some reasons. Firstly, shyness can be caused by genetics and family size. Also, one’s birthplace can lead to shyness. For example, Israelis are less shy than Japanese because they worry less about failure. In order to overcome shyness, scientists suggest that you should try something new, talk with others more often and develop your communication skills.